Great magician Caladius, White sorcerer of the desert, Asshiani, Destroyer of Nations, Incarnation of Assa, Destroyer of Hopes... This man bore many names during his unimaginably long life, and not one of them was true. One of the most powerful magicians in the history of Paetta, whom the reader met in the first book of the series. Now it's time to find out more about him, because his life story is incredible. This book is about a magician, but not about magic. The complexity of the choice, the severity of the consequences of the decisions made, cunning political intrigues... An exciting story will not let the reader go from the first to the last pages.